OneToughCookie
Confident
Hi. I am dating a man from beyond my dreams and have been for nearly two years now. He is kind, patient, thoughtful, dedicated, and my other half. Today when we were walking somewhere together, I was very irritable. He asked me if I wanted him to read something to me on his phone about our lease. I said no. He started reading anyway. I said, "I said no." He then pesters me about getting the full e-mail exchange. In an angry tone, I said, "no! I am hot, dizzy, and irritable. I need to lie down, we can talk about this later when I feel better." At first I felt guilty for getting angry at him, but then I realized he didn't respect my no, and I've lost a huge amount of trust for him.
I've dealt with so many people in my life that start off nice and turn out to be abusive. I learned all about red flags before I started dating and this is the only one I've seen in all of our two years. I don't even feel safe being in the same room as him. I can't tell if I'm overreacting. I don't even want to talk to him about how I don't trust him. I don't know how to rebuild trust after something like that, or even if it's possible. We live together! Any advice on this would be helpful.
I've dealt with so many people in my life that start off nice and turn out to be abusive. I learned all about red flags before I started dating and this is the only one I've seen in all of our two years. I don't even feel safe being in the same room as him. I can't tell if I'm overreacting. I don't even want to talk to him about how I don't trust him. I don't know how to rebuild trust after something like that, or even if it's possible. We live together! Any advice on this would be helpful.